Last Thursday night. Salt Lake Cities Union Pacific's dead line, was really out in the open for all to see. That's a lot of SD70M's, with a few others.

A couple GP15's UPY 613 and 637 of Missouri Pacific heritage have there self's a big train today. Going on 42 years old, these locomotives do their jobs, day in and day out. They are working the n... (more)

UPY 613 and 637 have just finished their work at the Chevron and Flying J refineries. They are now getting a move on back to the barn, Roper Yard.

Tonight's Chevron local is a big one. Lead by GP15's UPY 613 and 637. The INPOA is on the far track.

Union Pacific's Salt Lake Cities North Yard Dead line. In a sea of SD70M's are at least four Gensets UPY 2734, 2757, 2753, and another I can't see the number. Kind of ironic they are in Salt Lake ... (more)

The early day's of stack trains. Union Pacific has assigned six SD40-2's to this American Presidents Line stack train. The first three are rocking America's Salvation? Energy Conservation Bill Boa... (more)

Union Pacific's Chevron local has shed it regular combination of A GP15 and GP38. For a pure lash-up of GP15-1's 661 and 573.

It's as beautiful evening in Salt Lake City. The temperature is nice, even thought the Wasatch mountain range is still showing it's winter beauty. It's suddenly peaceful as the Utah Railway RUT311... (more)

I am feeling pretty lucky today. In 2004 The Salt Lake Cities Chevron refinery, got a couple pretty cool GP's. The problem is these GP's spend pretty much all there time in the secured facility, a... (more)

Amtrak #6 is just arriving at Salt Lake Central Station. Central Station is a hub for several modes of transit in the Salt Lake Valley; Utah Transit Authority bus lines, Amtrak, UTA TRAX light rai... (more)

Heading for the barn. The Chevron local has completed it work, and had got the clear to run back to Roper yard.

A day after much of the Salt Lake Valley got hit with a foot of snow. The Chevron local nears Roper yard, after doing it's work at the Salt Lake refineries.

The SPSF paint scheme sure looked good when it was fresh. Southern Pacific 8530 has just departed Salt Lake Cities, Roper yard, and is heading north toward Ogden, Utah. Tom Ellis photo.

New toys for Utah Railway. After parting ways with their Alco's. Utah Railway leased Union Pacific power. Until they got these four ex Burlington Northern F45's. I believe they were technically le... (more)

I don't know the back story of why these these two beast were in town. SDP45's 3207 and 3201 are at the Salt Lake City, Union Pacific depot, hooked to Amtrak 314. If you were standing in this spot... (more)